A Sea Loft in Cellardyke
In October we spent a lovely week in Cellardyke in the East Neuk of Fife. Our self-catering accommodation was called Sea Loft, which you can see in the picture below, taken from across the harbour. It’s in the larger building next to the pale yellow one, although our entrance was in the street behind. Each side of the house had a different address!
The streets in Cellardyke are very narrow – this was ours, and our apartment was accessed via the red door and up one flight of stairs.
From our front windows, we had good views over the harbour, including watching someone jump in and have a swim! He was wearing a wetsuit and only stayed in the water a couple of minutes, but he must still have been very cold.
Inside, Sea Loft was a cosy refuge with retro styling and some interesting artwork. Perfect for two!
Callardyke Harbour, originally known as Skinfast Haven, has evolved from a basic breakwater built in 1452. I’m not sure how far back the tradition of using it to hang out washing is – we were told which poles we could use, but didn’t make use of them. Our laundry might have ended up taking flight some days!
The streets in Cellardyke might be very narrow, but they are also very picturesque.
The old Town Hall (1883) has the Mercat Cross (1642) securely fixed to its wall.
And the War Memorial is on Toon’s Green on the edge of town.
The sharp eyed might have noticed that the opening shot of the town’s welcome board referred to Cellardyke as part of the Royal Burgh of Kilrenny. Kilrenny is a village a little inland from Cellardyke, and one sunny morning we took a walk up there. It was pretty too, with an interesting church and graveyard, and a woodland walk.
So this was our home base for a week. We had six days of coastal walking to look forward to – more about that soon(ish).
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
The peacefulness and quietness really resonates in your photos of Cellardyke. I could wander around for days with my camera there! Thanks for sharing with us 🙂 Marcella
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Thanks – I’m glad you enjoyed a virtual tour of Cellardyke!
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Cellardyke looks such a charming place and Sea Loft a cosy retreat for your stay. The swimmer was very brave if not foolhardy! Weather for bracing walks rather than swimming I think!
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It was all very charming. You wouldn’t have caught me dipping even a toe into that water though!
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Not having heard of the Mercat Cross, I looked it up and found that the word is the Scots version of the Latin mercātus that became market in standard English. Coincidentally, mercat is also the way the word ended up in the Catalan language.
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Interesting, I didn’t know that the Catalan word was the same as Scots. Thanks for that.
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Definitely a cute town! I love the puffin and the house with the green door next to your red door – I’m a little bit obsessed with that shade of green (and mint green, which is what all my kitchen appliances are!).
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I liked that row of doors. All different, but all going into the same building. It’s construction intrigued me!
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It must have been great to get away for a week.I find I appreciate even little excursions ever so much more now, after being restricted to home so much. And what a picturesque destination!
Jude
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It was great, and it is good to look back on as things become darker again.
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Cellardyke looks a lovely place, and a great place for the camera!
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Very picturesque!
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Looks so
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Hi Anabel – looks like a wonderful selection of place to stay – how interesting …and fascinating to do a tour around. The churchyard looks full of presumably some interesting history and peoples. Looking forward to your walks out – but this village sounds ideal. Take care – Hilary
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It was a lovely base, Hilary, and plenty of good walks nearby.
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